CHRX-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Fort St. John, British Columbia}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = CHRX-FM
| logo = 98.5-GO-FortStJohn-CHRX-colour-withoutslogan.webp
| logo_size =
| city = Fort St. John, British Columbia
| area = Peace River Regional District
| format = Adult contemporary
| owner = Vista Radio
| licensee =
| sister_stations = CKNL-FM
| airdate = 1997
| erp = 50,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|166.5|meters}}
| branding = 98.5 GO FM
| class = C1
| website = [https://www.mypeaceregionnow.com]
| webcast = [https://radioplayer.vistaradio.ca/chrx Listen live]
| affiliations =
}}
CHRX-FM is a Canadian radio station that broadcasts an adult contemporary format at 98.5 MHz in Fort St. John, British Columbia with a rebroadcaster at 95.1 FM in Dawson Creek with the callsign CHRX-FM-1.[http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2000/DB2000-33.htm Decision CRTC 2000-33] 98.5's signal carries up to Wonowon, Rose Prairie and Dawson Creek. 95.1's signal carries up to just outside of Grande Prairie, south to Chetwynd, and up to Taylor. The station is branded as 98.5 GO FM and is owned by Vista Radio.
The station began broadcasting in 1997.
On February 8, 2024, Bell Media announced a restructuring that included the sale of 45 of its 103 radio stations to seven buyers, subject to approval by the CRTC, including CHRX, which is to be sold to Vista Radio. The application was approved on February 13, 2025.{{cite news |last1=Hudes |first1=Sammy |title='Not a viable business anymore': Bell Media selling 45 radio stations amid layoffs |url=https://www.thestar.com/business/not-a-viable-business-anymore-bell-media-selling-45-radio-stations-amid-layoffs/article_59a7d1cd-4fb8-5494-9dd6-01b6d3b96364.html |access-date=8 February 2024 |work=Toronto Star |agency=The Canadian Press |date=8 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |url=https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2025/2025-44.htm |website=Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2025-44 |publisher=CRTC |access-date=13 February 2025}}
The sale took effect April 14, 2025. Vista rebranded the station as 98.5 GO FM maintaining the adult comtemporry format.
Former logo
References
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External links
- https://www.mypeaceregionnow.com 98.5 GO FM]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081205185246/http://www.astralmedia.com/en/radio/default.idigit Astral Media's Radio site]
- [https://broadcasting-history.ca/radio/radio-stations/british-columbia/british-columbia-north/CHRX-FM CHRX-FM] at The History of Canadian Broadcasting by the Canadian Communications Foundation
- {{RecnetCanada|CHRX-FM}}
{{Vista Broadcast Group}}
{{Northern Interior Radio}}
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Category:Fort St. John, British Columbia
Category:Radio stations established in 1997
Category:1997 establishments in British Columbia
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